Captain of Jersey City's Lincoln High baseball team is stable after being hit in head during Monday game

Lauren Casselberry/The Jersey JournalLincoln's Edwin Mateo makes contact with a pitch during a game against University Charter at Lincoln Park. Lincoln's Jerry Augusto was injured when a line drive hit him in the face in a game against Harrison.

Lincoln baseball player Jerry Augusto remains at University Hospital in Newark after being hit in the head with a line drive in a game earlier this week.

Augusto took a line drive to the right side of his head while pitching against Harrison on Monday and underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a skull fragment that was lodged in the right side of his brain, said Lincoln coach Jeff Tango.

"The swelling's still there, but he's conscious, he has all of his motor skills. He's receptive," Tango said.

Augusto did not lose consciousness after the ball smashed into his head, but he immediately left the game and was taken to the hospital. The game was suspended in the fourth inning. Augusto had a seizure at the hospital later that day, but is currently in stable condition and talking, Tango said.

"It was a tough one, because he is our captain and the center of the team. Everyone has rallied and picked up the pieces," said Tango.